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Signed to a minor league deal over the winter, Acevedo put up a 7.20 ERA across six appearances for Double-A Tennessee.

Wood is a first-round pick from 2025 who has a 3.42 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings at Low-A this season. Considering his strikeout upside and the fact that he’s 22 years old, it makes sense for the Phillies to test him against older and better hitters.

Allard had an opt-out clause in his contract, and the Guardians allowed him to exercise that clause rather than call him up. He had allowed 10 runs on 16 hits in 8 2/3 innings with Cleveland this season.

Holliday had hamate bone surgery on the same day in the spring that Francisco Lindor did, and has yet to make his season debut. He’s had a few setbacks during his rehab assignment and has played 22 rehab games so far, hitting .176/.291/.284 with a 27 percent strikeout rate over that stretch. We would not be running to add him in fantasy leagues, but would prefer to wait and see what the contact quality looks like, given the surgery and subsequent setbacks.

Urshela debuted with Cleveland in 2015 and spent parts of 10 seasons in the majors, finishing up with the A’s last year. He never made an All-Star team, but he was exceptional for the Yankees in 2019 and the shortened 2020, hitting .310/.358/.523 with 17 homers and 5.9 rWAR in 175 games between the two seasons. Always well regarded defensively at third base, he finishes his career with a .270/.314/.407 line and 73 homers over 851 games.

King was batting .336/.427/.562 with five homers and five steals for Harrisburg. Exclusively a shortstop previously, he’s played five of his 35 games at second base. If he starts seeing more time at the keystone, that could be a sign that the Nationals plan to give him a look over Nasim Nuñez at some point. Shortstop might also be a possibility if they decide to trade CJ Abrams before the deadline, though such a move seems less likely than it did a few months ago.

There is some thought that Wenninger could have been pulled because the Mets wanted to keep his pitch count in check in case they needed him to take Clay Holmes’ (fibula) spot in the rotation. However, Wenninger had walked four batters in his game and was removed at 61 pitches, so it’s also possible he was simply lifted for being ineffective. Whatever the case, Wenninger has drastically outpitched Jonah Tong at Triple-A this season and could be the Mets’ choice for a starting pitching call-up if they decide not to simply insert Tobias Myers into the rotation.

The 23-year-old has been absolutely mashing at Triple-A this season. He’s now hitting .306/.423/.638 with 14 home runs, 48 RBI, and seven steals in 42 Triple-A games this season. He has started a game at every single infield position this season, but most of his work has come at shortstop. There’s not really a path for Gonzalez right now, but the White Sox could move Andrew Benintendi back to the outfield full-time and free up designated hitter at-bats for their infielders.

An approach change has really turned things around for Crews lately, and he’s slashing .291/.333/.527 in May with two home runs, nine RBI, two steals, and a 13/4 K/BB ratio. Since the end of April, his hard-hit rate is over 50 percent, he’s chasing fewer pitches outside of the zone, and making much more contact in the zone. He’s still swinging and missing a decent amount, but he’s pulling the ball in the air often, so his whiff rate can be sustainable if he continues to hit the ball and look to get it into the air on the pull side. It might be time for the Nationals to give the 24-year-old another chance.

Anthony has been sidelined since May 4, and the Red Sox have focused on building strength in his hand before allowing him to grip a bat. Now, he will start with hitting flips before hitting off a machine. If that goes well, he could face live pitching sometime later this week and perhaps only need a short rehab stint before he’s back in Boston before the end of May. The Red Sox offense could really use him.

Garcia, better known as “The Password,” came to the Pirates in a trade this offseason from the Red Sox. He’s hitting .205/.256/.356 with three home runs and seven RBI in 19 games at Triple-A. He’s also spent time on the minor league injured list with a lower back injury. While “The Password” is a well-known prospect, he has been far better against left-handed pitching in the minor leagues, and there are some contact concerns. We’d prefer to leave him on the waiver wire while we see what role the Pirates have planned for him.